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    BSOD! What do I do??

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Ferrari353, Jan 31, 2012.

  1. Ferrari353

    Ferrari353 Notebook Evangelist

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    For some reason, My computer keeps changing the msconfig settings to set the number of cores and amount of ram to use which causes a BSOD. This is the second time that it's done it by itself in a month and a half. Why is it doing this??

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    Ferrari353, Jan 31, 2012
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  2. Mr. Fox

    Mr. Fox BGA Filth-Hating Elitist®

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    If you have system restore running, turn it off... perhaps it is "restoring" your faulty settings.
     
    Mr. Fox, Jan 31, 2012
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    Why would it restore automatically without my permission?

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    Ferrari353, Jan 31, 2012
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    Perhaps your OS is hosed? Have you tried booting into Safe Mode and trying to system restore?
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Jan 31, 2012
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